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pennit of the State Roads Commission, or its duly authorized
agent, and then only in accordance with the regulations of Said
commission; and the work shall be done under the supervision.
and to the satisfaction of said commission; and the entire
expense of replacing the highway in as good condition as before
shall be paid by the persons to whom the permit was given or by
whom the work was done; provided, however, that no electric-
railway company in operation upon any public or private road
or existing or abandoned turnpike, when acquired hereunder
shall be disturbed in its operation or in the maintenance of its
roadbed and overhead construction, and all necessary repairs,
together with the maintenance of the space between its tracks
and two feet on each side thereof shall be performed by such
railroad company under the supervision and to the satisfaction.
of said commission. Any violation of any provision of this
section shall be a misdemeanor, and the person or corporation
violating the same shall be liable to prosecution at the instance
of said commission, or at the instance of any taxpayer, and
upon conviction before any justice of the peace exercising juris-
diction in the county where the offence shall have been com-
mitted, shall be fined an amount not less than twenty-five dol-
lars ($25.00) and no more than one hundred dollars ($100.00)
for each offence. Any person arrested under this section shall
have the right to appeal to the Circuit Court of such county
for trial, and all fines collected under this section shall be paid
to the State Roads Commission and by it applied to the mainte-
nance fund of said commission.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take-
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1912.

CHAPTER 372.

AN ACT to amend Article 25 of the Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, title "County Commissioners," by adding
a section thereto, under the sub-title "Bridges," providing
for the regulation of the weight and speed of vehicles travers-
ing bridges and culverts used by the public.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Article 25 of the Annotated Code of Public Civil
Laws of Maryland, title "County Commissioners," be amended
by adding a section thereto under the sub-title "Bridges," to be
designated as section 35A, and to read as follows: